2022/23
Walcha

Walcha Shire is located in the New England Tablelands region of NSW. Walcha is located half way between Sydney and Brisbane on the crossroads of the Oxley Highway and Thunderbolts Way.

Its major industries are agriculture in the production of livestock, wool and timber. The Shire is home to national parks, including parts of the world heritage listed central eastern rainforest reserves, a network of excellent trout waters and is known for its trout fishing.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
2 Hamilton Street
Walcha NSW 2354
Postal Address:
PO Box 2, Walcha NSW 2354
Phone: 02 6774 2500
Fax: 02 6777 1181
Email:
council@walcha.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.walcha.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area

 Result
Population (No.) 3,010
Area (Km2) 6261
Council Classification Rural
OLG Group 9
State Planning Region New England North West
JO Region Namoi

Your Council

 Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 8 8
Population per Councillor (No.) 377 360
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 74 84
2022/23 Revenue ($'000) 31,995 35,234
2022/23 Expenses ($'000) 22,641 24,389
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 28 20
Population Density (residents per Km2) 1 1
* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities

 Result Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.) 1 2
Public Halls (No.) 0 5
Public Libraries (No.) 1 1
Open Public Space (ha) 32 63.6
Total Road Length (km) 933.80 1,611.80

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

4.1%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

 Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) -4.1 -3.9
Population aged under 20 years (%) 22.4 25.2
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 40.3 45.2
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 37.3 29.6
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 6.7 14.5
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 1.8 3.5
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 84 N/A

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy

 Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 1.6 4.3
Avg Taxable Income ($) 36,671 45,005
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.3 2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 6,236,108 96,128,663
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 635 451

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

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